δωρεάν
Ancient Greek
Etymology
A regularly declined accusative form of δωρεᾱ́ (dōreā́, “a gift”, “bounty”), also used as an adverb.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /dɔː.re.ǎːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /do.reˈan/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðo.reˈan/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðo.reˈan/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðo.reˈan/
Adverb
δωρεᾱ́ν • (dōreā́n)
- as a free gift, freely, for free; also, by grant
- to no purpose, for naught
Descendants
- Greek: δωρεάν (doreán)
Noun
δωρεᾱ́ν • (dōreā́n) f
- accusative singular of δωρεᾱ́ (dōreā́)
References
- “δωρεά II”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- δωρεάν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- δωρεάν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- G1432 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- gratis idem, page 371.
- nothing idem, page 562.
Greek
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek δωρεᾱ́ν (dōreā́n).
Adverb
δωρεάν • (doreán)
- free, free of charge, gratis, as a gift
Synonyms
- (colloquial) τζάμπα (tzámpa)
Related terms
- see: δωρίζω (dorízo, “to give”)